ISLANDIA, NY – CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) has been named a finalist in SC Magazine's 2013 SC Awards, which recognize IT security products and professionals. The company's security solutions are competing in the Excellence category, as well as multiple Reader Trust award categories, and the winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Feb. 26, 2013 in San Francisco.

CA Content Aware Identity and Access Management Suite is a finalist in the Best Enterprise Security Solution category of the Excellence Award, which acknowledges companies with superior security products that help customers tackle today's most pressing information technology (IT) challenges. Hundreds of IT security companies nominated their solutions for consideration in the SC Awards and entries in this category are evaluated by a jury hand-picked by SC Magazine's editorial team for their breadth of knowledge and experience in the information security industry.

CA Technologies security solutions also were recognized in three Reader Trust Award categories which honor best-in-class security products and services:

• Best Identity Management Application – CA IdentityMinder™
• Best Fraud Prevention Solution – CA RiskMinder™
• Best Multifactor Product – CA AuthMinder™

Reader Trust Award winners will be selected by a panel representing a cross-section of SC Magazine readership comprised of large, medium and small enterprises from all major vertical markets, including financial services, health care, government, retail, education and other sectors.

'Once again, the CA Technologies security portfolio has a strong presence in the annual SC Awards, with our products represented in multiple categories,' said Mike Denning, general manager, Security, CA Technologies. 'These nominations recognize our team's dedication to providing best-in-class identity and access management solutions that protect customers' information and help meet compliance demands, without slowing down productivity and business operations.'

The SC Awards, now in its 16th year, are the premier global recognition for information-technology (IT) security professionals and products that fend off the myriad security threats in today's corporate world. The annual awards showcase the best solutions, services and professionals while recognizing achievement and technical excellence. SC Magazine distinguishes the achievements of the security professionals in the field, the innovations happening in the vendor and service provider communities and the fervent work of government, commercial and nonprofits.

'This year's SC Awards are possibly the stiffest competition we've ever had,' said Illena Armstrong, vice president and editorial director of SC Magazine. 'As information security continues to grow in importance this has only added more weight to our program. Recognition for the tireless efforts of the men and women providing information security to the organizations around the world is paramount to SC Magazine and we look forward to celebrating them at the SC Awards gala.'

CA Technologies solutions have won multiple SC Awards over the years, including Best Enterprise Security Solution (2007), Best Identity Management Application (2012, 2009), U.S. Excellence Award (2005) and Reader's Choice Award (2005).

Winners of this year's SC Awards U.S. will be announced at a gala dinner and award ceremony to be held in San Francisco on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The event is a night filled with excitement, along with an invaluable opportunity to network with the top corporate IT professionals in attendance. To attend the awards, please register here.

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About CA Technologies

CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) provides IT management solutions that help customers manage and secure complex IT environments to support agile business services. Organizations leverage CA Technologies software and SaaS solutions to accelerate innovation, transform infrastructure and secure data and identities, from the data center to the cloud. Learn more about CA Technologies at www.ca.com.

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